] The City Council in the place hit hardest by the Sept. 11
] attacks approved a resolution Wednesday opposing war with
] Iraq except as a last resort.
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] The 31-17 vote came after months of debate over whether
] New York should stake out a position.
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] "If we're going to be looking for a fight, let's fight
] poverty, let's fight firehouse closures, let's fight
] racism and sexism," said Yvette Clarke, a Democrat who
] supported the resolution.
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] Democrat Alan Jennings said that after losing one of his
] closest friends in the World Trade Center attack, he was
] in no mood to vote for an anti-war measure.